Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It. - book review

Progressive, The, May, 2000 by Marya R. Sosulski

Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It by Joan Williams Oxford University. 336 pages. $30.00.

Joan Williams asks what is it about work that leaves us personally and professionally unfulfilled. Her research at American University Law School's Project on Gender, Work, and Family demonstrates how, even today, sexually biased attitudes about who should do certain kinds of work not only perpetuate a wage gap, but interfere with productive and satisfying work experiences and detract from family life. Unbending Gender shows that by overcoming bias and by supporting progressive occupational policies, our society can transform work into a more pleasurable and profitable experience, while leaving more family time available for all.